Improvement in pocket-books



FLORIAN BUSCH.

Pocket Book. y No. 123,232. flyf Patentedjamsonajz.

L jarra S'rars FLORIAN BUSCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.'

IMPROVEMENT IN POCKET-BOOKS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,232, dated January 30, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORIAN BUSCH, of the city, county, and State ot' New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pocket-Books; and I do hereby declare the following to be a t'ull7 clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ot' this specification, in which drawing- Figure l represents a plan ot' my pocketbook when the saine is unfolded, some parts being broken away so as to illustrate the entire construction. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a pocket-book, the body ot' which is made in two parts, connected by elastic stra-ps or bands in such a manner that the same can be extended and acconnnodated to the quantity of papers contained in the same. My book is also provided with billretaining flaps connected to the body of the book by means ot' elastic straps or bands, so that said tlaps, when brought to bear upon a pile ot' bills or papers, will accommodate themselves to the thickness of said pile; and, furthermore, said iiaps can be readily turned back for the introduction or removal of said bills or papers.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the body or envelope of my pocket-book, which is composed of two parts, B C, connected together by elastic straps or bands a, so that said body or envelope can be extended according to the quantity of papers or bills to be placed into the book, the part B being made to eX- tend over the straps or bands a, so as to conceal the same and to preserve a uniform appearance of the book. In the interior of the part C of the envelope A is formed a pocket,

b, for the reception of bills or papers of any kind, and to the part B are secured two flaps, c c, being' connected to the envelope by elastic straps or bands d d, so that the same can be turned back for the reception of bills orpa-l pers, or that they can be turned in over the edges of said bills or papers, as shown in the drawing. .By means ot' their elastic connection said aps are enabled to accommodate themselves to the thickness ofthe pile of bills or papers placed beneath them and to bear down thereon with suiiicient force to prevent the same from becoming displaced or from dropping out if the book is opened. By turning back one of these retaining-ilaps easy access can be had to the bills or papers, while the other iiap retains said bills or papers with suficient tenacity to prevent them from being blown away or from becoming displaced by accident.

In the drawing I have shown the retainingflaps bearing down upon the long sides of a pile of bills placed beneath them; but it will be readily seen that said retaining-naps could be arranged on the short sides or ends of the bills or of the pile of papers 'placed beneath them.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Apocket-book having an expanding body or envelope, composed ot' two parts, connected by elastic bands or straps, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. rlhe retaining-flaps c c, connected to the body of a pocket-book by elastic bands .or

straps d d, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

l FLORIANT BUSCH.

Witnesses W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

